SLOVAKIA

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe, with a capital city of Bratislava. from the end of the 10th century, Slovakia was annexed by Hungary until 1918, when the Austro-Hungarian empire collapsed and Slovakia along with other states joined to form Czechoslovakia. In 1948, Czechoslovakia came under the influence of the pro soviet Warsaw pact. the end of communist rule in 1989 led to the peaceful "velvet revolution" and in 1993 the country split into Slovakia and the Czech republic. Slovakia is a member of NATO and joined the EU in 2004. it adopted the euro in 2009.

1 korun = 100 halierov up to 2008
1 Euro = 100 cents 2009 0nward

The first note above is the 100 Korun note from 1993 with the Madonna from St Jacob's church in Levoca, on the front and Levoca town on the reverse. The 50 Korun note, also from 1993 has St. Cyril and St. Method on the front and the medieval church at Drazovce on the reverse. The 20 korun note from 2004 , has Prince Pribina on the front and Nitra castle on the reverse.